Speakers

Abdurahman Sayed is the Chief Executive Officer of Al-Manaar, the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre (MCHC) Trust, a mosque and community hub in North Kensington, West London, serving Muslims and the wider community since 2001. Situated in the heart of a community shaped by the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Al-Manaar has long played a frontline role in local emergency response and community resilience, providing a trusted space for support, recovery, and cohesion in times of crisis.

Abdurahman chairs the Grenfell Health Recovery Network and sits on Advisory Boards for London and the London Fire Brigade, bringing community-rooted insight to national and regional resilience planning. Under his leadership, Al-Manaar continues to strengthen its role as a community anchor institution, working closely with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, statutory partners, and grassroots organisations on community development, wellbeing, and long-term recovery.

He brings extensive experience in institutional governance, grant management, and interfaith and cross-community engagement, working to ensure that communities affected by crisis are represented, heard, and supported before, during, and after moments of emergency.